9 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE
About 9 Forest Drive
9 Forest Drive is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6EE). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2264 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 210 m² it sits well below the postcode median (373 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Forest Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Forest Drive sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Mar 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Part one/two storey front/side extension incorporating front bay window and porch. Conversion of garage to habitable room and first floor front bay window. First floor and ground floor rear extensions. Roof alterations incorporating front, rear and side dormer extensions. Elevational alterations and 1.8m high timber fence
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03627/FULL6
- Jun 2000Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove one twin stemmed sycamore (front garden) TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
Conservation Area- Reference
- 00/01590/TREE
What's in 9 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
9 Forest Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EE: £1,725,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 9 Forest Drive, in one report
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Versus other Forest Drive homes
Floor Area for 9 Forest Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 411 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Rushley Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ravens Wood School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB